Dealers said bonds rose slightly. A 4-year bond maturing in 2015 was quoted at 8.90/95 percent about 10 basis points up from Friday, and the 2016 was quoted at 9.00/9.10 percent up 10 basis points, dealers said.

Colombo’s benchmark All Share Index fell 92.4 points to close at 6,257.51 points while the Milanka Index of liquid stocks fell 66.9 points (1.14 percent) to close at 5,811 points.

Stocks lost 33.20 billion rupees in value. Turnover was below a billion rupees at 978.6 million rupees.

Laugfs Gas, in which the state-managed Employees Provident Fund of private citizens, bought 33 million shares at at 48 rupees shortly after it was driven up from 40.00 rupees, fell back another 1.50 rupees to 40.20 rupees.

John Keells Holdings closed at 199.70 down 40 cents, Hatton National Bank closed at 194.00 down 1.88, Dialog Axiata was flat at 8.10 rupees.

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